Self-propelled toy vehicle.



H. T. KINGSBURY.

SELF PROPELLED TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I913.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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Wbbneooeo H. T. KlNGSBURY.

SELF PROPELLED TOY VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY8.1913.

wueMlioz Patented June 29 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

HAHHY T. KINesBunr, or'xnnnn, NEW HA PSHIRE. I d

To whom it oonceriii". I

. Beitfkn wn vthat I; "HARRY T. )KIN'GSB'URY, v afcitiz'en; of ,the'United States, residing at; Keene, the .county of Cheshire, ZStateibfNew Hampshire, "have inyented certain new andnseful Improvements inSelf-Propelled Toy Vehicles, Of, which theiollowing is a,deseriptionfreference being had tothe acf companying drawing andftothefigores of reference marked thereon,

My invent on relates to self-propelled toyvehieles. a

The object of my, inventionis to provide a wheeled toy in which themotorlandwin'ding crank are readily connected, the wind-LT 4 ingorankbeing atthe forwardend. of the vehicle, as now, ern ploy'ed on; allvmotor yehiclesq difl'erence, in thelle'ngth o ftl body ofthe' o my willnot prevent the same from being r -Another invention is to pro-i vide astructure whereby thewindlng crank and its ratchet carried v therebydonot have to be accurately positioned, whereby a slight readilyapp'l'iedfin an operative osition.

A s 'till further object of mymvention is to provide a simple, oheap andeffective "toy I hi hmfl er wh h"w r- 1 a ily e i f sembledr o,

, r The iinvention; tiiere'i'orerfoonsistsv I the matters hereinafterdescribed and "referred to in the appended claims.

' the e m ajny rawings," Fig r '1 view of a modified form fof windingcrank Vis a perspective iew of atoy automobile embodying my inventionFig, 2 is'a,ver.- tical longitudinal sectional view Fig. isa rem-fendview ;;Fig. Ki isa bottom plan View Fig; 5is an inverted perspective iewof the forward end of the hood ofr'thefinachine, 40

looking; from the. rear, and showing the ratchet mechanism' I forholding the crank against rotation; Fig. dis a bottom plan and t o oprin 'connecti Figj s a detail; view showing othe structure of thratchet wheel; I

, Referring now to -the drawings, repre:

5' sents thebody of the automobile, which may we sidesi-gdf tne body hishaving ,aew

be of any desiredgforml- @The said body is 0,: o.

provided at the rear with downwardly extending lugs or ears, 2 and 3, inwhich is ro t'atabl'y mounted. the .rear a xle i carrying the drivewheels. 5' and .6. The forward; end .of the body has 'pivotedto theun'der side thereofat 7 ,'a baror plate7, extending beyond sninrnbrnmnn.ToY VEHICLE.-,

improyementsf in tat ed by the spring.

ward1yextending earsor lugs 9 oaifry-f mg the forwardaxle' 10, on whichare re: tatabiy n ounted the forward wheels 11 and 12. By; pivotingthe-{baron plate it will be see that; the fo ward- Ya'x'le is turned soted .iu-neze, 1915 that the toy can] be setiso, that itfwill'i travelstraighter ina oiroler flhe"pivot'iis Very) tight, so that thebanoryplate'r will retain any position in which it 'u's'ted, this be ingcaused by'frictionffi The forward en -'13 r n body 1 ofthef car isprovided withan' opening 14, through which the 'winding orank '15extends. The

said Crank extends longitudinally of the ve hicle'and has its rear endextending through" the gear-ease l6', supported by'ears l7 and anextension 19, extending through an open ing in the body ofjthe oar,whichpree Ventsthe casing from rookin'g' on the axle; {Carried by theGrand: within the gear casing is an enlarged gear" 22', meshing with a]pinion 22 keyed 3 upon the rear axle'f, whereby therear axleis driven.The front side ofthe gear case" has an enlarged opening', "and rigidlycarried by. the crank within the opening is anelongated s eeve 23"haV-'o ing at its forward end an annular flange 24*.

28 struck out from the metal; of the drive' gear- 22 and whereby thegear will ,be-ro- The reward n or the; crank, at heretofore stated,passes through an opening in the body or front; of the ear, and has asquared portion 29, shown in Fig. 5. Carried by thecrank onvthe insideof theffront of. the body is afratohet fwith teeth 31,- saidratcheth'avin'g a round opening 30 "of 'a' size to allow [the crank tobe readily passed I therethrough, and hayinglnotches 30 en-o positesides in whichfthesq i ared portion of theerankpasses",whereby'theratchet"is heldfagainst rotation von the crank;-

Surrounding the crank Tis' a" dog 32; having-anelongated Opening through'jwhioh the eorank' passes,

te c n d ably form,- I, have shown [only a dog, as shown, is made oflaterallears; 1:33 and 3.4 at opposite; sides,

tions 35 andi36; *The lower ends of 'sa1d'voutwardly extending portions3511,1111 36 have upwardlyf turned, ends 37 and 38.,which exI-Z tend thl ll'gh horizontal elongated slots 39 and 40 the front [of rthe.-.body,r.which' slots I longerithanthe width of; theturnedends 37 and3sigwherehy the dog has afie'e horizontal movement. This. distance betweenhe gontwardly turned portions 3'1 and 38 is slightly, lese-than thegreatest diameter of the ratchet,Ij -whereby when the ratchet isrotated, 1 the teeth engage the and cause a reciprocation of thejdo oneengages the 1 dog at a tim and "theteeth on opposlte sides,'thereforegjcause thedog to move first in, one direction and vthen theother.'. The dog is at all -tiinesiin's'nch a position that one of theportionsB' I or 38 is in beyond the teeth thereof, wherebylthe backwardtensionv of ,thespring on vt he rcrank, when re? leased, causes thesqnare portion of the tooth to lock against the.fdog,' and preventsitsbackward: rotation.., I I In the modifibation stead .of having-aksleeve,I mount the coiled spring directly I on the crank, @onefend being.

secured to a lag L1, carried by the crank,"an e opp si end bei g 42,.carriedzby the I frame 44 for snpportin'gj the gear, an'dnot a caseentirely: inclosing thes'ame; I ,4 1 I '1. [In operation; the tank isrotatedto the right, as is 'iisual injwindin a. splring tand the rearwheels are" held or' t e ve jicle itself held uponthe floor withjalittle' pressure. The rotation, of the cr nk causes the} spring 'tIocoil uponthe sleeve or crank. Ashereto fore stated, when thecrank isreleased',- the dog ghclds'fit against backward rotation.

' The vehicle i i's t'thenreleasjed', and the rear i motionq;

end of the spring by thefuncoihng ofjthe' spring, and. through theniedium o f the'pinioni the rear axlei rotatedl very 'rapidlyand. thevehicle set in" ;-1 Having thus my invention, what ,I claim as newlandidesireto secure 'by portion, a: rear. axle,-. snp portingwheel-figid tfiei y Por ib slm ex ndin a jac n therearaxle, a,gear'loosely'monnted on the spring surrounding the rear end of endent ofthe crank. 'lhis. v

a flat plate having s'ame u I I T he teeth on the ratchet ar' soarrangedt at blit' Sham IinfIFigi. e111:

conn cte a ar} dlIVQ gear 43. In this" the crank andadapted't6 dr vetbeing connected directlyto theIdrifi're5gear, the same' isset in motion.

. the crank and adapte the and having aileiiia secured there':

:to and the opposite end secured to the gear, and a" ratchet carriedbythe crank atthe 4 forward end of the body and longitudinallymovablethereon,and a pawlcarried by the body ortion'anjd' engaging theratchet.

2. self-propelled toy comprising a body; ortion, a rear I idly carried'bg the axle; ffo'rwardlsn porting wheels car'rie I by; the body, Qaficranl rfon-= the outside-ef -theior ard end or. the bodyfandextending"adjacentf Itheirear axlegj afspiral T L I p v t axle, theforward'end of the-crank havinga' rectangular portion"; a ratchet havingecon: responding "opening portion, a rear axle, supporting whee1s*r1g-"=is said 'cranklforf rotating .therfrear to rece ve the; cranklongitudinally movable;thereon 'j and' a"pawl i eedt e e as:

ried thereby; i w rd 'snpportmg, wheels,

,crankextendin'g from the forward "end of cured to the crank.andadaptedto drivethe' r ar axle; a ratchet carriedby-the-fforward end5of- 1 the" slidably supported by the; body and I snr rounding the-crankand adaptedtii ngage the opposite sides of the ratchet;

I 4. sne m uea oy-cemp ieing.a boifi-a 1 portion, a rear'faxle, wheels Fcarried-thereby;

I the front of the'body' 'portion'fandiextendin'g adjacent the rearaxle, a springl forward wheels-a crank extending through v e me i. s renaxl" a ratchetlongitudinally' "movable on the crankonthe'insidfe*the'hodyiportion I held} againtfrotatiengj a.pawl'fhori'zontally a 10 slidably mounted inthe body portion a; a Iholding theratchet between itand thehody',

portion nd "surrounding1the*shaft "and ratchet; where y the crank m ybeoperated in.onea'direction.

portion, a rear drive axle and" wheelsy ffon frontjof thehodygjportienand extending ad .adaptedtoenage the opposite sides of the3 jace'ntthe rear ax1e, ais'pr'ing" connected t0 a ratchet movable onthe I crank bnt held againstirotatiomajplatedn the insidejefthe ratchetand having 1 a "slot-i-through v vhi'ch the crank passes; o utwardljextendm'gpawls in the body; portion-and jadaptedto opposite'sidee'oftheratchet.

(11116 drive the rear axle,

wheel's, 'acr'an'k passing throil'gh the 'front (if i the body-portion,a spring connectedto" crank and adapted to rotate the drive axle;

said crank having a flattened portion, a ratchet having a round openingthrough which the crank passes, and notches to receive the flattenedportion of the crank, a. plate on the inside of the ratchet and having ahorizontal slot through which the crank passes, outwardly extending armscarried by the plate having pawls spaced apart a distance slightly lessthan the diameter of the ratchet, and the forward end of said pawlspassing through elongated slots in the front of the body portion andturned at right angles to the slot, whereby the pawls and plate have ahorizontal movement.

7. A self propelled toy comprising a body portion, a rear drive axle andwheels, forward wheels, a crank passing through the front of the bodyportion and extending adjacent the rear axle, a spring connected to thecrank and adapted to drive the rear axle, a ratchet longitudinallymovable on the crank but held against rotation, and a plate movablyconnected to the body portion and having pawls on opposite sides of theratchet and adapted to engage opposite sides of the ratchet.

8. A self propelled toy comprising a body portion, a rear drive axle andwheels, forward wheels, a crank passing through the front of the bodyportion and extending adjacent the rear axle, a spring connected to thecrank and adapted to drive the rear axle, a ratchet longitudinallymovable on the crank but held against rotation, and a platemovablysupported by the forward end of the body portion andhavingoutwardlyextending pawls on opposite sides of the ratchet andspaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of the ratchetand whereby the pawls and plate have a horizontal movement.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

A. J. DAVIS, H. P. BEEDLE.

